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Flagg, Cooper
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Tatum? Pippen? NBA execs share best comps for projected No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg
Ahead of the Final Four, NBA execs share their comparisons for the Duke star and projected No. 1 draft pick.
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Duke
NCAAM
Polling NBA execs on Cooper Flagg: Strengths, weaknesses and ... a return to Duke?!
ESPN talks with execs on what they see in the projected No. 1 pick whose Blue Devils are in March Madness.
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New NBA draft rankings, 100 deep: Whose stock is rising ahead of the Sweet 16?
Along with a top 100 rankings update, ESPN evaluates how NBA draft prospects have performed in March Madness.
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2025 NBA draft: Here's our top 50 prospects who are playing during March Madness
From Cooper Flagg to Johni Broome to Augustas Marciulionis, ESPN's draft insiders share potential pro players to watch during the NCAA tournament.
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NBA pre-playoff intel: Scouts, execs evaluate Lakers, Warriors and West contenders
Tim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst canvass the league ahead of a potentially wild ride through the West playoffs.
Texas
NCAAM
Texas' Tre Johnson declares for NBA draft
Texas' Tre Johnson joins "NBA Today" to discuss his decision to declare for the draft.
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Florida
NCAAM
Perk: Walter Clayton Jr. is 'a bucket getter'
Seth Greenberg and Kendrick Perkins examine Walter Clayton Jr.'s future as a professional basketball player.
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Latest NBA mock drafts for the 2025 class: Pick predictions for all 30 teams
Here are our experts' NBA mock drafts for the 2025 cycle, including projected landing spots for Cooper Flagg, Dylan Harper, Ace Bailey and more.
Maryland
NCAAM
Maryland's Derik Queen announces NBA decision
Maryland big man Derik Queen joins Scott Van Pelt to announce his intention to enter the NBA draft.
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Who should win the tightest NBA award races? League insiders weigh in
Tim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst canvass the league on three NBA awards races going down the wire.
Maluach, Khaman
NCAAM
Khaman Maluach - Everything you need to know about Duke's South Sudanese 7-footer
Who is Duke Blue Devils' Khaman Maluach and why is he so highly-rated ahead of the NBA Draft?
Oklahoma
NCAAM
Oklahoma freshman Fears entering NBA draft
Oklahoma freshman guard Jeremiah Fears will enter the 2025 NBA draft and forgo his remaining college eligibility.
UConn
NCAAM
UConn freshman McNeeley headed to draft
UConn freshman wing Liam McNeeley, a projected lottery pick and No. 14 prospect in ESPN's draft projections, will enter the 2025 NBA draft, he told ESPN on Tuesday.
Rutgers
NCAAM
Harper, projected No. 2 pick, declares for draft
Rutgers freshman Dylan Harper, the projected No. 2 pick in the 2025 NBA draft, announced on ESPN's "NBA Today" on Monday that he will declare for the draft.
St. John's
NCAAM
St. John's Luis entering NBA draft, transfer portal
St. John's star RJ Luis Jr., the Big East Player of the Year, is declaring for the NBA draft and entering the transfer portal, his agent told ESPN.
Georgetown
NCAAM
Hoyas' Sorber to hire agent, maintain eligibility
Georgetown freshman and projected first-round pick Thomas Sorber has hired an agent and will declare for the 2025 NBA draft while maintaining his college eligibility, he told ESPN on Thursday.
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NBA intel: Why one agent is preparing his players for a 'free agent recession'
Tim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst canvass the league for an early look at free agency's biggest storylines.
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Julian Phillips scores a career-high 23 points and Bulls rout Wizards 119-89
— Julian Phillips scored a career-high 23 points on 7-of-9 shooting, Nikola Vucevic finished with 15 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists and the Chicago Bulls beat the Washington Wizards 119-89 on Friday night.
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Anthony Davis gets first triple-double of the season to lead Mavericks past Raptors 124-102
— Anthony Davis had 23 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists for his fourth career triple-double, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Toronto Raptors 124-102 on Friday night to snap a three-game losing streak.
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Nuggets' Nikola Jokic wraps up triple-double average for season
Nikola Jokic will average a triple-double for the season, joining Russell Westbrook and Oscar Robertson as the only players in NBA history to achieve that feat.
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Adebayo has 23 points and 12 rebounds as the Heat pound the Pelicans 153-104.
— Bam Adebayo had 23 points and 12 rebounds in just 22 minutes, and the Miami Heat defeated reeling and injury-depleted New Orleans 153-104 on Friday night in what became the Pelicans' most lopsided regular-season loss in franchise history.
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Garland rallies Cavs to 108-102 win over No. 3 seed Knicks, who finish 0-8 vs East's top 2 teams
— Darius Garland scored 13 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers' comeback from 23 points down for a 108-102 victory Friday night over the New York Knicks, who finished 0-8 against the top two teams in the Eastern...
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Suns All-Star Kevin Durant (ankle) out final 2 games
Suns All-Star Kevin Durant will not play the final two games of the season because of a sprained ankle.
